On the bacteria
that use L-arabinose as carbon source, only L-arabinose is the carbon source, and the nature of this bacteria is different from that of ordinary bacteria.
The carbon source of the husband is also the basis for the growth and breeding of the bacteria. All kinds of bacteria have different sources. Common bacteria either take a lot of sugar or rely on simple sugars, and this bacteria is only fond of L-arabinose. L-arabinose, although it is not a large source of carbon in the bacterial community, is just as indispensable to those who are thirsty.
Such bacteria also have a wonderful metabolism, which is related to the uptake and transformation of L-arabinose. The bacterial body has a delicate mechanism, which can recognize L-arabinose, and then transport it into it. Once it enters the cell, it is catalyzed by various enzymes and follows the path of metabolism to transform it into the energy and quality required for bacterial growth. Looking at its metabolic pathway, it is like a clever machine, silk interlocked, orderly. First, L-arabinose goes through a specific enzyme, changes its shape, and transforms its quality, and then enters the path of glycolysis, or participates in the path of pentose phosphate, which provides energy and feed for the growth and reproduction of bacteria.
Such bacteria also have their own place to survive in the realm of nature. They either live on the side of rotten wood or hide under the soil. Although they are not obviously located, they also have their own functions in the balance of ecology. It lives with L-arabinose as its source, adding a ring to the cycle of matter and the flow of energy. So that L-arabinose is not scattered in heaven and earth, but can enter the metabolism of bacteria, and then return to nature, and go back and forth infinitely.
Today's researchers of bacteria have observed the wonders of such bacteria using L-arabinose as a carbon source, hoping that it can be useful. Or in the field of industry, the bacteria can be used as workers to make useful things; or in the way of environmental protection, the power of bacteria can be used to turn waste into treasure. Although the fact that bacteria use L-arabinose as their source is small, it involves a wide range, and those who look far away are really a wonder of scientific research. We will find out when our generation explores it.